The study is designed to investigate the potential applicability of Nano sized Treated Goat Teeth
(NTGT) as adsorbent for Ni(II) removal from metal laden solutions. The desized novel nanomaterial
(NTGT) is characterized by AFM and TGA- DTA techniques. Batch Equilibration study is carried
out for Ni(II)- NTGT system under varied influential parameters viz., dosage, agitation time
intervals, optimized initial metal ion concentration (250 mg/L), pH (5.5) and temperature (303K).
The results of the experiment registered a two fold increase in the removal of Ni(II) from aqueous
media with one half amount of required dose and agitation time interval in comparison with that
of the counterpart TGT. High performance of NTGT in trapping Ni(II) ions is extended to field
trials by treating electroplating effluent samples collected from Coimbatore industrial belt, the
results suggesting the derived NTGT as an efficient biosequestrant